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credibility heuristics: a standalone construct

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Misinformation research

cognitive shortcuts such as reputation, endorsement and consistency that people rely on to judge the believability of online information.

In misinformation research, credibility heuristics refers to cognitive shortcuts such as reputation, endorsement and consistency that people rely on to judge the believability of online information. This meaning comes from Metzger (2010) in Journal of Communication.[1]

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References

Metzger, M. J., Flanagin, A. J., & Medders, R. B. (2010). Social and Heuristic Approaches to Credibility Evaluation Online. Journal of Communication, 60(3), 413-439. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01488.x

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